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Ares

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Meaning of Ares: Greek: 'ruin'

Ares is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 296th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 552nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#296

1,186 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#552

69 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,576

First recorded 1983 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 26 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 19 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 35 babies2004: 31 babies2005: 34 babies2006: 59 babies2007: 72 babies2008: 73 babies2009: 92 babies2010: 110 babies20102011: 125 babies2012: 190 babies2013: 241 babies2014: 311 babies2015: 346 babies2016: 375 babies2017: 416 babies2018: 515 babies2019: 524 babies2020: 486 babies20202021: 595 babies2022: 675 babies2023: 799 babies2024: 1,162 babies2025: 1,186 babies
US babies named Ares per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,186.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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